The Scottish government said the award was in recognition of efforts made during the pandemic and made them “the best paid in the UK”.
The pay rise will be backdated to 1 April 2021.
The BMA said it was a missed opportunity to address years of erosion of doctors’ pay and did “virtually nothing” to tackle low morale in the profession.
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